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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Advent
		According to present [1907] usage, Advent is a period beginning with the Sunday nearest to the feast of St.
		Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) states that fl was the colour to be used during Advent, but violet had already come into use for this season at the end of the thirteenth century.
		Flowers and relics of Saints are not to be placed on the altars during the Office and Masses of this time, except on the third Sunday; and the same prohibition and exception exist in regard to the use of the organ.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01165a.htm (1017 words)

	The Christian Season of Advent
		Advent is the beginning of the Church Year for most churches in the Western tradition.
		Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing.
		The beginning of Advent is a time for the hanging of the green, decoration of the church with evergreen wreaths, boughs, or trees that help to symbolize the new and everlasting life brought through Jesus the Christ.
	www.cresourcei.org /cyadvent.html (3526 words)

	Advent
		Advent is the period preceding the Christmas season.
		The word advent, from Latin, means “the coming.” For centuries, Advent has been a time of spiritual reflection as well as cheer and anticipation.
		Advent wreaths have their origins in the folk traditions of northern Europe, where in the deep of winter people lit candles on wheel-shaped bundles of evergreen.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/advent1.html (595 words)

	Catholic Online - Advent
		Advent is an especially lovely season and we can make great use of it.
		The liturgical color used in the Latin Church for the liturgy during both Advent and Lent is purple, a sign of penance.
		Advent is a time of great joy, because we look forward to the beautiful feast of the Nativity, but it is joy stitched through with somber and focused spiritual preparation by doing penance.
	www.catholic.org /clife/advent (560 words)

	Advent and preparation for Christmas
		Advent is a creation of the Western churches that looked to Rome as their leader.
		The 20th century brought a rediscovery of joy in Advent preparations; this was signaled among Protestants by using the color blue (with or without a touch of red in it).
		Most caroling today is done between Advent 2 and Advent 4, far enough away from Christmas day so that people still have time for their Christmas preparations but not so far away as to miss the feel of the season.
	www.spirithome.com /advent.html (2325 words)

	The Season of Advent
		Advent originated as a period during which converts prepared themselves for baptism through instruction, prayer, fasting, and reflection, much like Lent.
		The length of Advent varied from three days to six weeks—six weeks being approximately 40 days, the length of time that Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry.
		In the west during the Middle Ages, Advent became a time to prepare for the Second Coming, because in those days, many people were convinced that all the signs pointed to the imminent return of Christ.
	www.kencollins.com /Holy-01.htm (420 words)

	Advent to Epiphany: Celebrating The Christmas Cycle \| Frequently Asked Questions
		Advent, which comes from the Latin word for "arrival" or "coming," is a period of preparation for the birth of our Lord.
		Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and is the start of the Christmas season, which lasts through the Baptism of Our Lord.
		Advent is a time of joyous anticipation, but also of penance and preparation for the great Christmas feast.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/Advent/faqs.asp (1029 words)

	ADVENT -- A Religious Christmas
		"Advent" is a Latin word meaning "the coming." During the season of Advent, Christians across the world prepare for the celebration of the coming of the Lord into the world through the birth of his Son Jesus Christ.
		Advent is a time to celebrate light in the midst of darkness, as symbolized best by the Advent wreath.
		Advent calendars are a fun way for young and old alike to keep track of the days before the coming of the Christ Child.
	www.makedisciples.com /Christmas/advent.htm (419 words)

	Advent Tool&Manufacturing @ 1-800-847-3234
		Advent Tool and Manufacturing, Inc. is a provider of quality state-of-the-art thread and form milling products.
		Advent Tool also manufactures a variety of products related to thread and form mills that enhance the manufacturing process.
		Advent is proud to announce that we are near to realizing our goal of ISO 9002 quality status.
	www.advent-threadmill.com (157 words)

	Advent Group (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Welcome to Advent Advent began in 1969 as a support group for priests and religious, both men and women, in the Catholic Church who had left the official ministry, or religious life.
		Advent began in 1969 as a support group for priests and religious, both men and women, in the Catholic Church who had left the official ministry, or religious life.
		Advent continues to offer support, both practical and emotional, as well as a forum for matters of justice that surround the issue of compulsory celibacy.
	www.adventgroup.org.uk (638 words)

	Advent
		Advent didn't become part of the official church year until about the fourth century, when the Festival of Christmas was established.
		Most people are familiar with the Advent wreath and some even use one in daily family Advent ceremonies.
		Rather, Advent is a most often seen as a time of preparation, hope, and joy...
	apmethodist.org /advent-idx.htm (521 words)

	ADVENT: A Time Of Preparation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The word Advent is from the Latin adventus for "coming" and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas.
		Advent always contains four Sundays, beginning on the Sunday nearest the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, (November 30) and continuing until December 24.
		The traditional color of Advent is purple or violet which symbolizes the penitential spirit.
	www.ewtn.com /devotionals/Advent/advent.htm (155 words)

	Advent in England 2006
		Advent Sunday is the first of the four sundays before the 25th December.
		During the season of Advent, Christians across the world prepare for the celebration of the arrival of the Lord into the world through the birth of his Son Jesus Christ.
		Advent is a time to celebrate light in the midst of darkness.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/Advent.html (763 words)

	Advent: All About Advent
		Advent is the 4 week period before Christmas when the Church celebrates the first coming of Christ and anticipates his second Coming.
		The liturgical color for Advent is violet (except for the Third Week of Advent, often called Gaudete Sunday, in which rose may be used), and the season is somewhat penitential, similar to Lent, although not so explicit and emphatic.
		Advent proper is unknown in the East, although the Eastern Churches have a long fast before Christmas.
	www.churchyear.net /advent.html (1720 words)

	Advent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thus the season of Advent serves a dual reminder of the original waiting that was done by the Hebrews for the birth of their Messiah as well as the waiting that Christians today endure as they await the second coming of Jesus the Christ.
		The four Sundays of advent are often traditionally celebrated with four candles with one to be lit each Sunday.
		Another home-based craft made for advent is the Advent wreath that uses the candles described above as well as a circular wreath that symbolizes eternity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Advent (1150 words)

	Advent Calendars - The History of a Christmas Tradition
		The first known Advent Calendar which was made by handwork is from the year 1851.
		In 1904 an Advent Calendar was inserted in the newspaper "Neues Tagblatt Stuttgart" as a gift for their readers.
		When he was a child his mother made him an Advent Calendar with 24 "Wibbele" (little candies) which were sticked on a cardboard.
	www.sellmer-verlag.de /history.htm (420 words)

	What is Advent?; St. George’s Episcopal Church, Arlington, Virginia
		Originally, in the Eastern Church, Advent focused on the Annunciation (when the angels told Mary that she would bear a son); but in the West it came to concern the first Coming at the Nativity, the future Coming at the end of time, and the present coming, through grace, to the hearts of men.
		Advent is a time of spiritual preparation, but is not as penitential a season as Lent.
		Because Advent is an opportunity to reconnect with what is deep and holy, many churches find the liturgical element of silence to be especially appropriate during this season.
	www.saintgeorgeschurch.org /cal_advent.htm (428 words)

	The Absolute Sound: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In part, this was because Advent did not, at the time, have adequate protection for its soft-domed tweeter, something they have since rectified with a metal grille around the tweeter (and you’d better check to make sure the Advent you buy has one of these).
		The Double Advents are also superior to the Bozaks, the Klipsch, and the KLH Nine in smoothness throughout the frequency range (in a word, there is not only less coloration but, concomitantly, fewer deviations in response between 80 Hz and 14 kHz, far fewer).
		The Advents do not seem to “smear” the sound of the instruments of the orchestra (the effect is like a very small blurring, a loss of resolution), more like a well-designed electrostatic or the Audio Research Magneplanar, which is the most precisely focused speaker we have heard.
	theabsolutesound.com /articles/30thAnniversary/143_double_advent.html (1724 words)

	Advent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The name Advent means coming, and refers both to the coming of Christ in his birth at Bethlehem, and to his coming as the Judge of all at the end of time.
		The Advent wreath originated several hundred years ago among the Lutherans of eastern Germany, and probably came from the symbols of light that were used in folklore during the winter months of November and December.
		Gradually the Advent wreath became a symbol reminding the faithful of the Old Testament, when humanity was "sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death"; when the prophets, illumined by God, announced the coming of the Redeemer; and when the hearts of humans glowed with the desire for the Messiah.
	www.stannes-ws.org /Advent.html (1042 words)

	Anglicans Online \| Resources for Advent
		Advent links from St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Arlington, Virginia (USA) includes services, traditions and celebrating at home, individually or as a family.
		General Advent Links: This page, in a primarily Methodist site, has a good overview of the custom of decorating with greens and a variety of other resources.
		Advent at St Paul's (Washington, DC) The highly-regarded choir at this Washington parish has produced a CD.
	anglicansonline.org /special/advent.html (1114 words)

	Favorite Resources for Catholic Homeschoolers - Celebrating Advent
		Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany in the Domestic Church by Catherine and Peter Fournier
		The Advent segment of this book on celebrating the Liturgical year within the family is 27 pages long and encompasses four chapters.
		The fourth chapter, "Advent: Christmas Preparations" provides information on a Christmas Nogvena, the Jesse Tree and Blessing, the Blessing of a Crib, and the Polish custom of Oplatek, a special wafer which is shared among family on Christmas Eve.
	www.love2learn.net /calendar/advent1.htm (1624 words)

	First Sunday of Advent (Christian, Protestant, Roman Catholic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Christian church year begins with Advent (from the Latin adventus meaning coming or arrival) which is also a time when Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ.
		Advent begins on the Sunday nearest November 30 (St. Andrew's Day) and lasts until Christmas Eve.
		The Advent fast was broken on the third Sunday in anticipation of the great event to come.
	www3.kumc.edu /diversity/ethnic_relig/advent.html (211 words)

	www.myspace.com/advent
		Jasonic, the newest member of Advent, fits into the puzzle like he was part of the original die cut.
		This next installment in Advents every expanding sound is expected to surpass the sales of End of the Beginning Boil it down to the basic ingredients and Advents whole philosophy could be summed up like this: They create music to connect to the unconnected.
		Advent is about having a good time and throwing back a few beers with whoever is let standing.
	www.myspace.com /advent (1257 words)

	GameSpy: Advent Rising
		Advent Rising is a third-person, intergalactic action/adventure epic, akin to a fast-paced action movie where the player is swept up in an ever-evolving series of sequences and events.
		Huge musical effort for Majesco and GlyphX's Advent Rising (02/07/05) - Employing some heavy hitters from the music industry for their action epic, Majesco is shooting for an extraordinary experience.
		Advent Rising (01/31/05) - A high-powered sci-fi epic is approaching from an unexpected sector.
	xbox.gamespy.com /xbox/advent-rising (415 words)

	Advent A3
		Commentaries for Advent Lectionary Scriptures, Advent 3, Faculty of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
		The Billabong, Advent 3, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
		Advent 3 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
	www.textweek.com /yeara/adventa3.htm (1369 words)

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